By default, the PopupAppearance property is specified by the control's Appearance property. The PopupAppearance specifies a different visual appearance for the current submenu. The SubMenu property determines the items to be displayed on the popup item. The BackColor property specifies the solid color / visual appearance to be shown on the items' background ( inside borders ). The BackgroundExt property indicates additional colors, text, images that can be displayed on the items's background using the EBN string format. When using EBN appearance, using the PopupAppearance, LocalAppearance or Appearance, the distance between margins/borders and items client area is indicated by the client object of the skin/ebn object.

The appearance of the popup is determined by the following:

• PopupAppearance, specifies the visual appearance of the current sub-menu.
• LocalAppearance, determines the visual appearance of the popup, if it is local ( ShowLocalPopup property )
• Appearance, specifies the general visual appearance of the popup items.

The following screen shot shows the sub-menu with different appearances:

(single appearance)

(shadow appearance)

(ebn appearance)

(ebn appearance)